Me and my husband are having a disagreement I always use foilwrap on my windows to keep the heat out in the summer and I think it works but my husband thinks not. Is there anybody out there who has tried this and finds that it works?
2007-07-11 04:58:21 · 9 answers · asked by jayiron00 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
have you ever touched something straight out of the oven that is covered in foil wrap...hot right....foil transmits heat...your idea doesnt work. if you are serious about keeping heat out there are several options.
1. use a tint on windows that has UV block
2. use light blocking vertical blinds
3. use thermal curtains, they block light and heat
4. use all of the above
thermal curtains in both the summer and winter block both heat and cold and will help to reduce your utility bills.
2007-07-11 05:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are too funny. First of all, even if you are right, which you really aren't, do you like the way it looks? I mean from a decorating perspective, UGH! O.K. Spend a few bucks and get the windows professionally tinted, we did that in our house and no lie it makes about a 20 degree difference in the hot California summer sun.
2007-07-11 12:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by fosmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW!! regardless if it works (doesnt really help), damn can you say trailer trash? Hell even if you do live in a trailer have a sense of comman decency about the way it looks. Jeeeze, go to freakin wal mart kmart anywhere and buy some blinds or curtains like everyone else in the country
2007-07-11 13:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically foil reflects light and heat, and therefore, if strategically placed, may help to keep heat out.
I never tried that, but I'd recommend you to measure inside temperature when you're using the foil and when not.
That will definitely tell you correct answer.
2007-07-11 12:03:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just crank up the A/C and shut the shades. Foil wrap on windows sounds so Ghetto
2007-07-11 12:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is the most ghetto thing I have ever heard.
Take the foil off the windows, dear. No energy savings is worth that much visual pain from your neighbors.
2007-07-11 12:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ade 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It works. I live in Phoenix, Arizona where we are currently experiencing 110+ degrees each day, and we have been for two weeks, and -- by God -- who cares what it looks like? People here have known the efficacy of this trick for decades.
It works.
2007-07-11 12:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by John Timothy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Howard Hughes and Elvis did the same thing. Of course...they were both insane and drug abusers.
To disassociate myself from these two...I'd stick with closing the blinds.
2007-07-11 12:15:21 · answer #8 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless if it works or not, its trashy looking. Just buy some blinds and curtains.
2007-07-11 12:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋